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A beautiful novel about life, love and devotion, which has all the necessary ingredients: life stories, well-kept secrets, truths and regrets which can tear families apart, and a very vivid description of Lake Superior and how it shaped the lives of men and women who tended the light and fog stations in the first decades of the 20th century

I‘m picking my books based on how much room they take up on my shelf. My bookshelf is so full I can‘t fit another skinny paperback on it, so this book needs to be up next & passed on. Fortunately I hear good things about it & Once Upon a Book Club boxes are always fun.

Surprised myself with this rating. Didn't expect much from the book, I wanted a light holiday read which was interesting enough to keep turning the pages and not too challenging, which I got from this, but also found myself liking the characters in the historical story and even after finishing it thinking back to how things must have been for them. I almost miss the young Emily and Elizabeth!

Elizabeth is an elderly blind woman living in a nursing home and Morgan is a troubled teen assigned to community service there. The paths of the two cross and the past comes to life as Morgan reads aloud the journals of Elizabeth‘s father who was Lightkeeper on Porphyry Island. Beautifully tragic, this is a story about the bonds between family and the secrets they keep. Fans of A Light Between Oceans and The Orphan Train will enjoy this one!

If you've not read this gem or maybe it's on your TBR, don't miss this deal!!! It's honestly one of the most beautiful books I've read in ages!! Seriously debating this one after having listened to it!!!

*UPDATE*
Who am I kidding...
OF COURSE I bought it! 😊

This book just wasn‘t really to my taste. I read it for book club. Will be interesting to get other people‘s take on it

I‘m still processing this one. Overall I enjoyed it, it went faster than I expected. I saw the twists coming pretty early (3/4, didn‘t get the Grayson thing until partway through). I found Morgan irritating, but I think that‘s deliberate. The grammar thing pisses me off (don‘t use “and I” when it should be “and me” - it‘s not hard!) but other than that it‘s pretty good. Not great.

I‘m enjoying this book more than I expected to, from the first few pages. But there are some grammatical errors bugging me, and I can‘t tell if it‘s supposed to be the character‘s voice or if it‘s the author messing up. Either way it‘s irritating.

I took the kiddo to see Aladdin today, which she enjoyed and I disliked. After we spent the morning cleaning bathrooms and floors (which, again, she enjoyed and I disliked). Busy day.

Enjoyable read, I liked the writing style. Nice twist to the ending! I thought it was an easy mystery to figure out but I was wrong. Right towards the end there were so many of these "but wait, there's more!" moments that it was kind of getting out of hand. ?
This was a #blameitonlitsy pick because of some great reviews and it didn't disappoint.

This book is about Canadian men and women who served as Great Lakes lighthouse keepers on Lake Superior. The subject is very near and dear to my heart because I grew up in Michigan and loved the northern Michigan references. It‘s a pretty common trope about a young girl who befriends an elderly woman and together they discover family secrets. I may have only given the book 3-stars but, like I said, “near to my heart” and all made it a 4-star read.

Really!?! Then I‘ll go to bed.

#suvataPicks May 2019 — My personal pick because of a 4+ Goodreads average rating

Love is not blind... Love blinds us. It is a thief.

This is not my usual type of historical fiction, but I enjoyed this novel alternating between the present & the world wars.
You can't help but smile at the friendship between Elizabeth & Morgan, & the relationship between Elizabeth & Emily is surprisingly strong despite the situation they find themselves in the present.
The setting is also very evocative, especially in the diary entries as Lake Superior becomes a character in it's own right.

I have just finished this one this evening. Such a lovely book, set on Lake Superior and the surrounding area. I also love stories with lighthouses. #books #lovetoread #bookcrazy

A quick read. It took me a while to really get into, almost 20%, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Not sure if the slow start was even the book, it might have just been my mood. Anyway, I enjoyed this and I could see it sticking with me for a while. Beautifully evocative of Lake Superior and the region around Thunder Bay.

This popped up on Libby for me today. Seems fairly intriguing, I borrowed it (good job, marketing person somewhere lol). Anyone else see this or have read this book?

Both of these are 99p for the Kindle at the moment...

We thought it normal to live on an island far out on the dark grey waters...

This sounds like it might be good......and 99p for kindle at the moment

Definite Kate Morton vibes from this book. A few slow moments but overall a great read. I wanted a few more surprise twists, but it was well plotted and well paced.

Pretty far-fetched. But ok. 3/5⭐️s

Well-written, atmospheric story about the two daughters of a lighthouse keeper on Lake Superior, and how their later lives intersect with a young girl. There were a few too many twists in this story to make it feel realistic, but the characters were nicely drawn and had distinct voices. 3.5⭐️

WOW!!! I didn't really expect to like this but I absolutely loved the mysterious story of Elizabeth and her mute sister Emily, living as lighthouse keepers in Canada. The landscapes of Lake Superior and Porphyry Island are very strong characters as well. This was a bit out of my wheelhouse but an amazing read!

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters, its beautifully described setting (Lake Superior), the plot twists, and the author's ultra-engaging writing style. An emotional and moving story that I couldn't put down!

I really liked this book and for me it was a great change of pace from all the YA I‘ve been reading lately. I really kept flipping the pages because I wanted to see how Morgan and Elizabeth fit into the puzzle with one another.

I could go on forever listing #myfavoritebooks so I'll just pick one of the more recent ones that made my list. @Avanders has a great giveaway on her page but it's ending tomorrow so hurry over there to get details so you can enter!

Started this one. So far I like it! But warning- it's in the present tense so if that will drive you crazy, this one isn't for you.

Fantastic book set on the Canadian side of Lake Superior at a lighthouse. It's a bit of a family story, a bit of a mystery, a whole lot of interesting. Definite recommend if you like books with twisty plots!

Great story that weaves back and forth between last and present. I bet this one would be awesome on audio because of the alternating narrators.

Exploring Denver today & having a snack in cafe at the Denver public Library... even on vacation I can't stay out of libraries!!

#Twins ! This is a fast-paced read that alternates timelines and perspectives that intersect in an interesting way! It's really hard to put down! Though I suppose it's not the best pick for the actual holiday, as it's set in Canada! Oops!

I can't resist a book set on the Great Lakes (my childhood) or a book that features twins (my sisters-in-law), but a book that has BOTH???? Yeah, I'm there. This is out in July from @HarperBooks @HarperBooks